Top native Ipomoeeae
27 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
caterpillars
8
bees
4
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
22
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Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
caterpillars
7
bees
5
hosts
3
food
7
flowers
44
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White Morning-glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
caterpillars
6
bees
5
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
22
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Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
4
hosts
3
food
8
flowers
25
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Red Morning Glory
Ipomoea coccinea
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
16
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Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
caterpillars
5
bees
4
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
31
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Saltmarsh Morning-glory
Ipomoea sagittata
caterpillars
5
bees
4
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
20
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Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
caterpillars
4
bees
4
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
20
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Beach Morning-glory
Ipomoea imperati
caterpillars
4
bees
3
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
17
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Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
14
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Largeroot Morning-glory
Ipomoea macrorhiza
caterpillars
3
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
13
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Lindheimer's Morning Glory
Ipomoea lindheimeri
caterpillars
3
bees
2
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
22
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Cliff Morning-glory
Ipomoea rupicola
caterpillars
3
bees
2
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
13
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Bush Morning-glory
Ipomoea leptophylla
caterpillars
3
bees
1
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
16
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Crestrib Morning-glory
Ipomoea costellata
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
21
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trans-Pecos Morning-glory
Ipomoea cristulata
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
20
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Heartleaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea cardiophylla
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
20
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Narrowleaf Morning-glory
Ipomoea shumardiana
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
15
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Silky Morning Glory
Ipomoea pubescens
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
19
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Tripleleaf Morning-glory
Ipomoea ternifolia
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
18
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Ivy-leaved Morning-glory
Ipomoea hederacea
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
41
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Lavender Moonvine
Ipomoea muricata
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
17
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Thurber's Morning-Glory
Ipomoea thurberi
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
17
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Railwaycreeper
Ipomoea dumetorum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
14
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Japanese Morning Glory
Ipomoea nil
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Gila Morning Glory
Ipomoea gilana
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Hawaiian Moon Flower
Ipomoea tuboides